Walk to Beautiful

The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way

By: Jimmy Wayne, Ken Abraham - contributor

Narrated by: Gabe Wicks

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER

Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover.

That’s the real life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It’s a miracle that Jimmy survived being hungry and homeless, bouncing in and out of the foster care system, and sleeping in the streets. But he didn’t just overcome great adversity in his life; he now uses his country music platform to help children everywhere, especially teenagers in foster care who are about to age out of the system.

Walk to Beautiful is the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy’s horrendous childhood and the love shown him by Russell and Bea Costner, the elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the chance to complete his education. Jimmy says of Bea, “She changed every cell in my body.”

It also chronicles Jimmy’s rise to fame in the music industry and his Meet Me Halfway campaign: his walk halfway across America, 1,700 miles from Nashville to Phoenix, to raise awareness for foster kids.Join Jimmy on his walk to beautiful and see how one person really can make a difference.

ENDORSEMENTS

“If your story could use a better chapter, take inspiration from Jimmy’s.” —Max Lucado, New York Times best-selling author

“It reads like a movie to me, and if so, I’ll be the first one in a seat to see it.” —Dolly Parton

©2014 Thomas Nelson (P)2014 Thomas Nelson

touching book

Honestly one of the best books I've listened to. I laughed and been brought to tears. This is a must read!

amazing!

Praise Jesus for making Jimmy Wayne's story a life of triumph and hope.... a mirror image of our salvation!

Everything matters

This is a story for each of us to read and then live. I have never met Jimmy Wayne but after listening to this book and music I have learned so much. God is faithful and when you hear this story it becomes clear what this statement means.

Inspiring!

What a tragic and beautiful story Jimmy Wayne has. I really loved this book so much.

GREAT CAUSE

This book was fascinating to read. Jimmy went into detail for us to understand this plight. Soul-searching.

A true gem!

Such a wonderful book. Truly inspiring. Proof that what you’re handed in life doesn’t dictate who you are meant to be. It’s an eye opener as well to the issues some kids deal with on a daily basis…just trying to eat and have the basics in life, while everyone is oblivious to it. BEA the change you wish to see in the world. Great job, JW. I’m so proud of you!

A must read

Jimmy Wayne's real life experiences and story of Hope is something we all need to read to remember the real good in the world, which is Jesus in people.

Heartfelt

This is a lovely book of triumph of the human spirit and will to change his life. But the strangers who took him in and loved him as he became a young man. This isn’t a shallow book. It’s goal is to turn you to action to help any way you can with foster kids. There are so many ways to help!! I cried during the book several times then at the end because it was over. I’ll miss all those friends.

Everyone should read this!

This touched on some very difficult issues in a very appropriate way! Literally everyone should read this!!

Absolutely outstanding!!!

I had the great pleasure of meeting Jimmy Wayne about a week ago. I started asking him a few personal questions about his life, he graciously answered a couple and then simply said "Read the book". Best piece of advice I've received in a long time. Thank you Jimmy, for all you've done and continue to do!!